Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-21

Railroad Company, which already has Two
directors in the Richmond and fredeficSs
burg Railroad Company, is trying TO acquire
a controlling interest in it, so that Inc raii-
road from this city to Richmond may DC
under one management.
Gentlemen here from near Williamsburg,
Va, say they are glad to hear ABOUT Inc
boom in Virginia's prosperity, DUE tnat IN
their section of the State the people were
naver in worse condition, aud that many OF
them are actually verging upon the starVa-
ton point.
Mr.. Van Auken of Petersburg, when here
recently. said that Mr.. Brady, who, as is
we'll known, is not on friendly terms with
General Malone now, nor has cause to be,
is without influence, and that the General
is stronger now than ever before, and that,
should the republicans secure the leglsla'
ture. the General will be returned to the
Senate in Mr.. Riddleberger's place without
opposition in his own party. Mr. Dozen
dorf is of the same opinion, that IS II the
General shall not attempt the master TRICK
again, and try to make every republican In
the State his vassal, as he did before, but
which Mr.. Dezendorf does not believe he
will do again.
The House TO. day, Immediately after the
reading Of the journal, took up, and, decd,
inp al points of order and other attempted
objections aud delays out of order, passed
the interstate commerce bill, by vote OF
219 to Al. The bill having now passed poth
houses of Congress, only needs the Presl-
dents signature TO become law. On the
vote to. day all the Virginians were recorded
in the affirmative, except Mr.. Libbey, who
voted in the negative.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Riddleberger
presented petition Of certain citizens OF
Brandy Station, Va, in favor OF confer
ring upon the citizens of the District OF Co
lumbia the right to determine by ballot the
question of granting liquor licenses: lie
also introduced by request bill Tor the re.
lief of II. G. De Alma, formerly collector OF
Alaska, aud one to abolish the useless and
extravagant Mississippi commission" Mr..
Brown presented the petition of certain cit
liens of Georgia against the bill for the con-
solidation of certain customs districts.
Mr.. ONeill, of Pennsylvania, from the
library committee of the House, who report
ed fayorably the bill for The completion OF
the Mary Washington monument, at Fred.
ericksburg, SAYS the matter is now In the
hands of Col Croxton, who, he hopes, will
be able to call it up and have it passed at
| this session.
In the Senate to day, after the morning
hour. Mr.. Call resumed his speech of three
previous DAYS on the bill to forfeit the Flor
ida land grants. The House, after the vote
on the interstate commerce bill, took up the
private pension claims bills, and then the
private bills that had passed the Senate.
II is expected that on Thursday next the
House Judiciary Committee will report on
the French spoliation claims that have al
ready passed the court of claims.
Among the papers presented in the Sen.
ate was one by Mr.. Colquitt, of Georgia, from
the womans' national temperance associa'
ton. 1t was memorial containing charges
of the most serious character against the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
with reference to their management Of the
affairs Of the district, and especially to the
special favor they show bawdy house keep,
ers, liquor dealers gamblers and lottery and
policy men. According to the signers OF
the memorial, many of whom were in the
gallery when it was read, the commissioners
put premium upon al sorts of vice and
immortality.
The Senate District Committee at their
meeting to day agreed to report favorably
upon the nomination Of Rutledge Wilson to
be Justice of the peace of this city, and in
favor of the bill granting charter for the
Georgetown and Tennelleytown railroad.
The Senate in executive session yesterday
confirmed the nomination of Douglas Tyler,
of Virginia, to be chief of the public land
claims division of the Interior Department,
also that of T. D. Jennings to be postmaster
at Lynchburg, ard George Booker at Fort.
ress Monroe.
Prominent Virginians who talked with
Governor Lee, of Virginia, who was here last
night, say he gave them to understand that
he did not intend calling special session OF
the Legislature of his State, as he had no
recommendations to make to such a session
if it were to assemble.
The Alexandria county people who want
the aqueduct bridge at Georgetown re open
ed for travel, say the bridge itself has not
been pronounced unsafe, but only the ap,,
proach to it on the Georgetown side, and
that that approach can be repaired for $500.
They say they will bring the influence of the
G.. A. r. to bear so as to have the bridge
open to visitors to the Arlington cemetery.
1t is reported that when the Senate shall for
maly reject the nomiuatiou~of Matthews the
colored recorder OF deeds of this city, the Pres-
dent intends to stand by him, and give him lu-
crative and important position in the Treasury
Department
REPRESENTATIVE Curtin OF Pennsylvania ex- U. s..
Minister to Russia who was charged by Comp
troler Durham with being indebted to the Gov
ernmert, went to the Secretary of the Treasury
and denounced in the severess terms the charge
referred to- From him it is learned that similar
charges have been brought against several of the
most distinguished ex-Ministers, and upon equal
~ as groundless assumptions. The Indebtedness
charged against the gentlemen referred to has ex-
listed for many years and yet the republicans who
have allowed it to remain unsolicited for all that
time ale retained in oilics.
The Case of George NJ. Balm, Jr.
AS stated in yesterdays GAZETTE George
NJ. Balm, jr., Of Norfolk, cashier of the late
Exchange National Bank, convicted of false